7.9% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dandenong North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Dandenong North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few residents spend their spare time volunteering in Dandenong North, with only 7.9% of people giving their time to others. This is well below the national figure, showing a lower level of community participation than in most other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.9% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.5% of residents provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much lower than most areas at 17.6%.
12.5% ▲ +8.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Only 0.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20708/dandenong-north/topic/community